Nonexistent Toyota Found in Russia?
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Nonexistent Toyota Found in Russia?
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A Russian guy claims to have bought a Toyota AA, a car previously thought to have been exterminated in Japanese WWII efforts. Not even Toyota owns an original AA. Intriguing thread
Plenty of car companies have been known to buy back some of their historic models in order to preserve their history and display them in their museums. When Toyota tried to find their first car (the Toyota AA) they found there was none left possibly due to Japans love of crushing outdated cars for the latest model and the fact that only 1400 were build from 1936 till 1943. The next plan was to create a replica of the car but as a full set of plans were not available the replica was built from what plans could be found from over the models lifetime. Today the replica that was built for Toyotas 50th anniversary sits in Toyota’s automobile museum in Nagoya Japan. While the car may not be exactly like the one you could buy in the late 30’s to early 40’s it is pretty darn close to what the real thing would have looked like if there was still one around.
A Russian guy claims to have bought a Toyota AA, a car previously thought to have been exterminated in Japanese WWII efforts. Not even Toyota owns an original AA. Intriguing thread
Plenty of car companies have been known to buy back some of their historic models in order to preserve their history and display them in their museums. When Toyota tried to find their first car (the Toyota AA) they found there was none left possibly due to Japans love of crushing outdated cars for the latest model and the fact that only 1400 were build from 1936 till 1943. The next plan was to create a replica of the car but as a full set of plans were not available the replica was built from what plans could be found from over the models lifetime. Today the replica that was built for Toyotas 50th anniversary sits in Toyota’s automobile museum in Nagoya Japan. While the car may not be exactly like the one you could buy in the late 30’s to early 40’s it is pretty darn close to what the real thing would have looked like if there was still one around.
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It looks very similiar to the Chrysler Airflow, which was built here in the U.S. during roughly the same time period, and, for several reasons, was a sales flop.
It's not surprising that there are few, if any, models left of some Japanese-built cars of that period. During World War II, Japanese cities......and industry.......were almost completely destroyed, not only by the Hiroshima/Nagasaki atomic bombs, but by the even more destructive mass fire-bombing raids of 1945.
It's not surprising that there are few, if any, models left of some Japanese-built cars of that period. During World War II, Japanese cities......and industry.......were almost completely destroyed, not only by the Hiroshima/Nagasaki atomic bombs, but by the even more destructive mass fire-bombing raids of 1945.
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Thats a very interesting read. I read through all 8 pages of the thread. There are definatley some characteristics on the said "AA" which would make me think that it actually is one. I am going to follow that thread to see if anything actually comes out of it. Definately a cool find.
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The second pic is of a replica, not the actual car produced.
Today the replica that was built for Toyotas 50th anniversary sits in Toyota’s automobile museum in Nagoya Japan. While the car may not be exactly like the one you could buy in the late 30’s to early 40’s it is pretty darn close to what the real thing would have looked like if there was still one around.
Today the replica that was built for Toyotas 50th anniversary sits in Toyota’s automobile museum in Nagoya Japan. While the car may not be exactly like the one you could buy in the late 30’s to early 40’s it is pretty darn close to what the real thing would have looked like if there was still one around.
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The second pic is of a replica, not the actual car produced.
Today the replica that was built for Toyotas 50th anniversary sits in Toyota’s automobile museum in Nagoya Japan. While the car may not be exactly like the one you could buy in the late 30’s to early 40’s it is pretty darn close to what the real thing would have looked like if there was still one around.
Today the replica that was built for Toyotas 50th anniversary sits in Toyota’s automobile museum in Nagoya Japan. While the car may not be exactly like the one you could buy in the late 30’s to early 40’s it is pretty darn close to what the real thing would have looked like if there was still one around.
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